Unscramble HOBBYISM and you have 109 words, HOBBYISM itself among them: it scores 20 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. YOBBISH is the best of the shorter words, at 17 points. The 8 letters split into 2 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from HOBBYISM by length: 1 with 8 letters, 3 with 7, 3 with 6, 7 with 5, 30 with 4, 44 with 3 and 21 with 2.
Keep every letter of HOBBYISM but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with HO · ending in SM · all 8-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; YOBBISH (17 points) takes the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts HOBBYISM, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOBBYISM itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 109) | 86 | 109 | 72 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
23 of the 109 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: HOBBYISM, YOBBISM, MOBBY, IMSHY, MOBY, BISOM, BOHS, MOYS, SOMY, BOH, MOY, HOIS and 11 more. 14 of the 109 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: YOBBISH, HIMBOS, HIMBO, BISH, HIMS, HOMS, MOSH, HOM, HOS, SHO, SOH, MOI and 2 more.
Each word below uses all the letters of HOBBYISM and one more.